yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[Touch Diamond2, Pure Themes and Apps] remakeru:
If you connect your device via usb activesync than it will automatically use the computer's internet connection. (I think this is the default windows mobile behavior).
[Touch Diamond2, Pure Themes and Apps] roosen:
thnx man i'm happy to hear this

because with GPRS it is really exspensif
[Touch Diamond2, Pure Themes and Apps] wenxi:
i cant really scan the network in my house, how?
[Touch Diamond2, Pure Themes and Apps] chch:
For a wireless network do the following....

Make sure that your router is not set to hide your network (Broadcast Network option should be on).

If you have used mac protection (an option on your router) then you will need to first get the mac address of your Topaz and put into into your router security.

On your Topaz do the following:

1) Go to the communications option under the setting page.

2) Turn WiFi on.

3) Press on the Wi-Fi option and it will show a screen of networks it finds and the signal strength

4) Press on your network

5) If your network is passcode or wep enabled then you will be prompted to enter the key

6) Save the connection (move to first preference if possible so it is faster to connect)

You can now select to hide your network on your router if you want to

If you set the network to autoconnect then when you turn on your WiFi in the future the network will connect automatically if in range
[G1 General] turboraketti:
For the last week I've been forced to a life without my G1. This is the situation:

My phone wont boot. Not normally, not into safe mode (Menu+Power), not into Recovery Mode (Home+Power), not into the bootloader (Camera+Power). Whichever I try it just gives me a buzz and a black screen with backlight on. To power off I have to remove the battery.

Is there a way to bring this device back to life? Any hints are welcome!

Background:

My phone is bought from the US on Ebay (I live in Sweden, Europe) in November. It is not rooted (even if I have thought about rooting it for quite a while), but unlocked and set free from T-mo.

Trouble started when I inserted a new 8GB SD and the phone rang at the exact same time. After that, Android became extremely slow and a touch on the display took several seconds to process. Reboot didn't help, neither did safe mode. Tried with and without SD and/or SIM.

I managed to boot into recovery mode (Home+Power), but couldn't bring up any menu. I had to take out the battery to power off and after that I couldn't boot at all any more (yes, I did put the battery back...). What troubles me most is that I can't even start the bootloader.
[G1 General] neoobs:
Sounds like there is hardware failure, but I could be wrong. Also, can you check to see if the ribbon came lose for the screen? When you have the phone opened look from the bottom of the phone (where you charge) up towards the top and you will see a hole in the screen portion. There should be a ribbon connecting the screen inside this, see if you can make sure it is securely connected.
[G1 General] momentarylapseofreason:
I'm with Neoobs... Sounds like the screen isn't turning on (you can't power it off without it plugged in).

If the ribbon cable is connected, somehow the screen has been trashed. How or why this occurred when swapping the cards is beyond me. Have you tried to ADB into the phone from your computer?
[G1 General] APrinceAmongMen:
Well... rumors about it have been going on for quite a while now. Market analysts privvy to Google's Master Plan for world domination have been hinting at their phone service. Word is that google participated in a federal auction for network bands for that service.

That phone service being a very plausible motive for the development of Android. I mean... its not like a giant like Google would design a mobile OS just for fun and no money.

But that service...A phone service where your minutes, texting and data will be free. Well, not totally free, you have to spend some time on their targeted ads in exchange for those "free" services. Amazing though, isn't it?

Just think about the implications of it.

To put it in perspective, let's play around with a few numbers.

In 2006, the number of wireless subscribers in the US was about 236 million people. A massive customer base. Being conservative, on average, about $40 a month was spent on that service. Do the math...

About $8.5 billion monthly.

About $25 billion quarterly.

About $100 billion annually.

What would a free phone service do to that? Google rocking that industry is obviously an understatement. With current economic conditions, the number of people that would move over to Google would obviously be enormous.

Let's be generous and assume Google takes half the market share. Simply put that's $50 billion a year put back in consumers pockets. $50 billion that simply moves from those corporate giants like At&T and Verizon over to anywhere and everywhere else.

The layoffs by those companies would be enormous, but the growth of Google would rival that deterioration.

Giants recede, but one succeeds.
[G1 General] CBowley:
Wow I <3 google :)
[G1 General] TimSykes:
this has been talked about for over a year now. It would be nice. And I could see it happening. And with google voice service that is going public soon, it seems to be on track. But you never know what they plan on doing.
[G1 General] speed_pour:
Google's involvement in the auction is OLD NEWS and hardly a secret as you seem to think it, this was well publicized for months. Further, you're a tool for spreading FUD by using any absurd terms like 'world domination'.

You also didn't follow the REAL news that came during the auction lead-up. It was well documented that Google's involvement in the auction was purely to ensure that the network bands would be left open instead of closed off for proprietary use only. They were also encouraging a higher cost of entering the bidding to ensure more money came from the final winner. They never had any intention of winning the auction. ALL of this was publicized before they even submitted their bid.

You're right here, Google wouldn't design a mobile OS just for fun (actually, they might, but that's another story). Fact is, that OS is so heavily oriented towards using Google's various services, all of which give them more chances to push ads through their network, which equates to money. It's just like Microsoft creating a web browser that defaults to MS's own search and home pages, or any OEM adding another company's software (ie. AOL) to a pre-build computer.

Additionally, Google will make money on their App Market...much like Apple makes more on their app store.

<shudders> Gawd where did you get this garbage???

First, why did you use numbers from 2006? Updated numbers from 07 or 08 are readily available.

Second, the math is far too optimistic, and it also ignores how many of those cell phones belong to corporations who would rarely if ever decide it was better to force their employees to stare at ads in place of doing work.

All of this post was based on old news and theories that were thrown out by even the most fanatical of the tin-foil hat crowd. I'm curious why you're posting it at all. I also seem to remember a post almost identical to this a few days ago, though it may have been from another user. Please stop spreading FUD.
[G1 General] jordanjay29:
Somehow, I doubt that Google is going to move into the physical service providers market. They already provide many online services that lure customers, number one being their search engine. Search, Gmail, Youtube, Calendar, Maps, Tasks, Voice Mail, there's not much you can't do with Google and internet access.

I don't see why they'd need to move into providing physical services, such as phone, cell, 'net or tv. It doesn't seem like that would fit Google's personality well. They seem to prefer to operate in the virtual environment, let another company provide access (internet, in this case) while they provide the service.

Take Android. Google is not a hardware company, nor did they dive into the hardware market. Much less could they have viably made a handset that could have punched such a hole into the market as the G1/Dream already has. No, instead Google focused on making a software OS that could perform well on multiple hardware platforms, and provide a modern, multi-tasking OS for smartphones. They orchestrated the Open Handset Alliance to push Android forward, and now we're seeing the introduction of multiple Android handsets this year from HTC, Samsung and presumably Motorola.

It seems uncharacteristic, given their method of pushing Android to the consumers (letting manufacturing companies and service providers step in rather than creating their own hardware and carrier companies), that they would be entering the phone service market. I can't see how Google would benefit in the end. What would they do, give you free phone service by forcing you to listen to an ad at the beginning of all your calls and voicemails?

I don't see it happening in the near future. If it did, I'd expect Google to purchase an existing carrier, rather than try to forge a new customer base out of nothing. With Android intending to hit multiple carriers in the same region (much like the WM and Blackberry platforms do), it seems unlikely that Google could carry Android exclusively to make their carrier profitable. Not even Apple took this route, preferring to let carriers carry their phone exclusively rather than trying to enter the market on their own.
[G1 General] brandenk:
Google Voice is now taking advanced invitations, go sign up now!

https://services.google.com/fb/forms/googlevoiceinvite/

They say on the site that we are only a couple weeks away from it going live.
[G1 General] TimSykes:
thats been there for a couple of months now. I signed up the first few days.
[G1 General] CBowley:
Signed up. Looks like a full fledged phone service might not be too far away. :) Also seems as though calls could be made via the website, could be a mis-understanding on my part. I can see making calls from my g1 browser and talking through my phone. :) possibilities are endless.
[General Questions and Answers] kugliim:
Hello all

I'm after some advice and trying to weight the pros and cons of each device and which to have when I can upgrade in the next few months time.

To set the scene on myself:

I'm new to Windows Mobile devices and have been looking into this for a while to use for email.

I'd like a large screen for browsing the net (which makes me think HD), however battery life is also important to me too (which from reviews, the D2 excells at).

I've watched all of the TracyandMatt and Pocketnow.com videos on Youtube too which I think has just confused me more

Are the new improvements to the TF3D on the D2 enough to show that this a better handset, plus the fact that this should get a free upgrade to WM6.5 later in the year? Or this is just still not enough for people to beleive this a better handset... I now a lot of people a huge fans of the HD (plus the retail version comes with a case too:)).

Having not handled the D2, has anyone been able to get a feel for the build quality of both devices? Any comments here would be great. I appreciate the HD is a larger phone; bu then on the other side, does the D2 feel plasticy? Does it matter that the D2's stylus doesn't magnetically click into place?

I'm super confused about this all and would love to get some of your advice.

ps. as I'm sure you can see I'm new to this site and forums so apologies if I have totally missed a thread just like this one.
[General Questions and Answers] nir36:
the D2 has only a 1000mA battery while the HD has 1350.

the HD has 0.6 inches more on its screen than the D2 having a 3.8 screen.

the HD has a 3.5mm earphones output.. the D2 uses a propriatery one.

the D2 is lighter and smaller..

the HD already has a ROM running the Touch Pro 2 manila.

the D2 is cheaper.

all depends on what you need

go to pdadb.net to compare
[Touch Cruise ROM Development] Lord Meshadieme:
So, i thought it would really good if we could compare our devices and help each other get more performance out of them. The aim of this thread is to see from ground up what tweaks and changes actually help improve the performance of our devices. Below i will list some methods of benchmarking i've looked up, and we all can contribute by testing our devices with the benchmark methods and help others reach the same results in the process by listing the ROM / tweaks you have used.

I'll post the first benchmark myself to help us compare to it. Ill also explain a bit more in my second post so you might have to wait for me to finish things. For accurate results close all background applications and alarms before performing these tests.

Benchmarking Methods:

1)

D3D Demo:

This is from the 3D Driver Tools provided by the 3D Driver development team, all i've done is separated them into seperate CAB's. You can find them in the attachments. Wait for the first example to see the format for displaying your benchmarks.

2)

Lights 3D:

Same as above, but since this one doesnt display the FPS like D3D Demo we rate the smoothness of it from 1-10 or one of the developer can supply us with a modified one to display the FPS. *hinthint*

3)

Text 3D:

Same as above.

4)

Triangle GL:

Same as above.

5)

Video Decompression Benchmarking:

Alright so i found this on one of the forums i go to but can't remember where so i don't take credit for it. What we will do here is test the CPU for its decompression speed using the same video in different encoding. The Video is part of the Movie Iron Man. To test this we will use Core Player and its probably a good idea to use the same version so lets use the latest v1.32. All you have to do is play the 4 files (1 by 1) provided in attachments on your device in CorePlayer and goto Menu > Tools > Benchmark and let it play. Then note down the 'Average Speed' and move on to the next video.

6)

SPB Benchmark v1.6:

Now i know not everyone can use every benchmark method here because these tools are not free. So just test whatever you can. SPB Benchmark basically tests everything from Read / Write Speed to applications usage to Battery and Network and CPU stress. Let just try to test whatever you think can benefit the community. I will although start by testing The 'Main' Group and the 'Storage Card' Group. The result are recorded and can be sync to your PC so you can easily copy paste it here. I will explain a bit more in the next post.

7)

PocketPC Mark v1.03:

This one is also somewhat similar to the above as it tests basically most of the hardware on stress levels, i will tell you how in the next post.

8)

GLBenchmark v1.0:

This is the only one i found if you have the other versions you can PM me and i'll add them here (1.1 or 2.0).

Thats all the methods i could find if you have any more let me know, and any suggestions or comments don't hesitate to comment here. Wait for my second post to start comparing.

Regards,

Lord Meshadieme

I can't seem to attach the video benchmark files, so i'll upload them. Below are the links:

Video 1

Video 2

Video 3

Video 4
[Touch Cruise ROM Development] Fast34:
how to get the scores to compare the benchmarks?
[Touch Cruise ROM Development] Lord Meshadieme:
Updated, sry for the delay.
[Touch Cruise ROM Development] Lord Meshadieme:
Updated with the 2nd Benchmark, I believe we can start comparing different ROMs and what they are better for so its time for the community to pitch in! Is this worthy of a sticky? Moderator.
[Touch Cruise ROM Development] freakenstein:
The idea is interresting.

Also comparing Energy use of different ROMs might be interresting.
[Touch Cruise ROM Development] Lord Meshadieme:
Battery usage would also be a good comparison, i know of only 2 apps that give something like that, Pocket Battery Analyzer and one of the above mentioned SPB Benchmark has a battery selection but it will work once the battery has completely discharged once, plus the fact that a single comparison can become invalid because battery wear levels vary based on the usage of it.
[Touch Cruise ROM Development] Lord Meshadieme:
Video 4 Link Updated
[HTC Excalibur] Bigmannyjr:
I recently install Release 50909 of NRGZ28' EnergyROM Series 1.0 21040 - HTC Snap based ROM . Overall it works great. My only problem is with Windows Media Player and Streaming Media. I get sound w/no picture. I tried downloading new videos thinking the videos I have are not compatible with the new ROM and I get the same result. I now we're not suppose to double post but after waiting and searching with no answer found I have no other option. Thanks for understanding
[HTC Excalibur] cswroe:
1234567890

(needed at least 10 characters, and posted in wrong thread....I guess I just could have put this in, its more than 10 characters.
[HTC Excalibur] roloracer:
Why make a new thread of an issue with the energy rom, when there's the official energy rom thread where people are discussing the issues and giving solutions?

This should be posted on the NRGZ Energy Rom Thread.:cool:
[HTC Excalibur] Bigmannyjr:
Just so you know!

I did post in that thread. And I got no responce. I even sent a P.M to the cook, still no responce. I step "out-of-pocket" buy reposting in the wrong section and I get a critic instead of a teacher.
[Touch Pro, Fuze General] bgzee:
I will be receiving my fuze tomorrow and I've been doing quite a bit of research on these forums. I've come to the conclusion that I will be using a cooked ROM, and there are quite a few to choose from, so a little confusion has set in. I would like to offer a bit of friendly and constructive criticism to ROM maintainers -- Clearly state the goal you are aiming to accomplish with your ROM! It would certainly help in determining which to use (whether it be stability, speed, size, features, etc).

I'm looking to do away with the cruft of the OEM ROM and use something that is, first and foremost, stable and bug free. Performance is secondary but still important.

I guess the place to start would be, a WM6.1 ROM or a 6.5 ROM? I have read the other thread with regard to differences, but my question is of a different context. I am not tied to the 6.1 interface, so that part is irrelevant. I have heard conflicting reports on speed and battery use, but the general consensus is that 6.5 is better. Any word on stability? How about application support?

Then, as far as a particular ROM, I'm looking for something that doesn't necessarily offer all the latest and greatest, but supports a particular version (with bugfixes and performance improvements) for a while. Reading through ROM release posts, it seems that new releases typically have a few kinks to work out. I'm looking for something that has been ironed out over time, or at least will be supported for a while!

Thanks in advance,

B
[Touch Pro, Fuze General] STraver:
ROM Choice

I would suggest PROven ROM 4.1 and 1.14.25.05 radio. Fast, stable and energy efficient. I think most folks will suggest that you flash a variety of ROMs and see for yourself what you like best. Enjoy!:)
[Touch Pro, Fuze General] Th3 Ripper:
If your thinking of a 6.5 rom I can strongly recommend Shep's rom, if your looking for a 6.1 rom I thought the EnergyRom was the best i've used!
[Touch Pro, Fuze General] tman1425:
I fully agree...I am running Shep's 6.5 rom without any problems. Battery is about the same as 6.1 roms, maybe a little better with certain settings.
[Touch Pro, Fuze General] PwnCakes193:
You can cook your own ROM using Da_G's kitchen. I can help you if you want.
[Touch Pro, Fuze General] Thresher:
You have a lot of options. I would say your first option is Wm6.1 or Wm6.5. Very easy choice; WM6.5 no doubt.

You then have a choice of ROMS. I personally do not appreicate the HTC overlay software and feel as though it is pretty, fun and simple but it is more look than substance. I also find that no matter what Cooked ROM I am using that the Roms that aren't stripped down to Wm6.5 basic are simply too slow for me. Some of the cooked Roms are very fast in comparison to the HTC OEM stuff but I still use stripped Roms.

I would say plan to flash three to four times. Try a Da_G Wm6.5 Rom first to figure out what wm6.5 is like. Then go for Shep or NATF to see what a custom rom would be and finally go for broke and try your own cooked Rom.

Once you flash you will be tempted to try other Roms, so go for it. Each ROM really does have it's own unique purpose with a lot of overlapping features.
[Touch Pro, Fuze General] quazimodem:
the amount of roms for the touch pro is truly dizzying so I feel your pain.

The type of roms I like are similar to DCD or NoChem's work. Clean and simple with the necessary OS tweaks/enhancements, then add my cabs.

For my first tpro rom, I'm gonna try Copper.
[Touch Pro, Fuze General] Dragon Queen:
Are there any roms that just remove the att junk and leave everything else? My current phone is a HTC thru a small carrier that didn't add extra stuff. I was able to tweak little stuff on it w/o doing in the main os. Thanks
[Tilt, TyTN II, MDA Vario III General] jabberman:
I have been tweaking my Tilt with Kaiser Tweak and have noticed now when I reboot my phone or turn it on from it being off I get this prompt:

Not sure what I did to get this prompt, but how do I get rid of it?

Thanks
[Tilt, TyTN II, MDA Vario III General] macaraballojr:
Good question... I also am experiencing the same thing with my phone. dont know what i did but want it off badly!
[Tilt, TyTN II, MDA Vario III General] jabberman:
I have been thru the settings several times and just cannot locate where this is. I am to the point now of hard resetting it and just starting over.
[Tilt, TyTN II, MDA Vario III General] ChumleyEX:
Try to find the "att internet settings.cab" and run that to reset all the media net settings.
[Tilt, TyTN II, MDA Vario III General] jabberman:
I believe I have solved this. In the media net settings there was a username and a password but no domain. According to this post:

http://www.wireless.att.com/answer-center/solutionDisplay.jsp?solutionId=KB84444

There should be no username or password.

Jim
[G1 General] Aruku:
Hi.

I've a very annoying problem with control in my G1.

Now that I have the phone since days ago, and I've updated it to JF 1.5 is much less frequent, but it is still happen.

Sometimes, the screen doesn't respond as I expect, for example, activating a bottom option while I've touch in the upper part of the list.

Also it stuck with a icon as if I want to move it, without I touch it, or the cursor moves quickly from one icon to another without touch the trackball.

Can anyone help me with this problem?

Could it be a problem with a driver or another software? Or do you think it is that the screen have received a hit?

It is from eBay, with a month of use, but when a I see it for first time it doesn't have any signals of hits.

(As always, sorry about my poor written english)
[G1 General] Senorkabob:
If you've changed OS's through out this process and its still happening all signs point to a hardware issue...
[G1 General] rak500:
Charger issue?

I have the same problem...

After looking a while I found that it might be the way you're charging your phone.

Some people said that if you're charging the phone from mains, it might be disturbing the capacitance screen as the power and voltage are not regulated as well as in a computer PSU...

I have that problem far less since I only charge my phone on my computer's USB ports.

Hope it works!
[Touch Dual, MDA Touch Plus ROM Development] sam1:
hi,

I tried to install flash player 7. but in the middle of installation it froze so had to restart.

after that my phone doesnt go past welcome screen of windows. i have wm6.5 and when starting it shows htc screen then windows gets stuck.

also i cannot connect to activesync to reflash !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

help please.
[Touch Dual, MDA Touch Plus ROM Development] jerpelea:
solutions for you

1.just hard reset

2.enter bootloader pressing camera an power and flash other rom